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| 1. | [ noun ] a large formal assembly | |
| Examples: | "political convention" |
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| Related terms: | meeting constitutional_convention | |
| 2. | [ noun ] something regarded as a normative example | |
| Synonyms: | rule pattern formula normal | |
| Examples: | "the convention of not naming the main character" "violence is the rule not the exception" "his formula for impressing visitors" |
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| Related terms: | practice code_of_conduct mores formularize | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (diplomacy) an international agreement | |
| Related terms: | treaty chemical_weapons_convention Geneva_convention diplomacy | |
| 4. | [ noun ] orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional | |
| Synonyms: | conventionalism conventionality | |
| Related terms: | unconventionality orthodoxy ossification conventional unconventional | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of convening | |
| Synonyms: | convening | |
| Related terms: | assembly convene convoke | |
| Similar spelling: |
conventional conventioneer convent compensation convene convenient conventicle convener convening conveying conveyancing convincing conventual convenience compensative convincingly conveniently conveniences conniving connivance conveyance compendium |
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